Bible scholars attribute this Psalm to Solomon and say that it describes his reign. It opens with prayer that God would give the king ability to judge righteously (vv. 1-2). It is one thing to be the king and quite another to reign righteously. In the early days of being king, So …
For the third time in his speech, Elihu requested that his audience of four hear him out. He argues that if God were unjust, there could be no just government on earth (vv. 16-20). If God had been unjust in the world, men would have wanted to condemn Him (vv. 16-17). Yet they wou…
God said that we should serve our Creator. Idolaters do the opposite by serving or worshiping what they have made rater than the One who make them. Having pointed out the foolishness of idolatry, Isaiah reminds His people of their proper relationship to God (vv 21-22). Al …
Paul poses three questions that we may ask ourselves as we seek to measure our ministries…
Chapter 13 gives an account of the Last Supper and of the beginning of the Lord’s farewell message to His disciples. They met together in the Upper Room to observe the Passover. Jesus knew that “His hour was come†(v. 1), and that Judas would soon betray Him (v. 2). Jesus knew …
God delivered His people from Egypt that they might enter the promised land and enjoy the blessings prepared for them. He had promised the land to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Gen. 12:7; 13:15). He even reminded the people of this promise when they broke camp at …
God told Jeremiah to write His promises of comfort in a book so they would be available to the exiles after theJerusalem fall (vv. 1-3). This book would declare a note of hope that the days are coming when God will restore His people. Jeremiah pointed to a day of restoration when Go …
God states that He has all the forces of nature at His command and that He can unleash or restrain them at will. No one can completely understand such common occurrences as rain or snow, and no one can control them; only God who created them has that power (vv. 25-27). By asking …
Our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit and not some building or temple where the believers meet as it was in Old Testament days. Paul is warning the Corinthian believers that if they use cheap materials in building the temple, God will destroy it (vv. 16-17). The builder will see the …
While the heathen worship gods they had made, the Bible tells us that the Almighty God made us and all things by His power (v. 12). This is quite a contrast from the lifeless idols who can do nothing! At His command, there is a multitude of water in the heavens, which are poured …